Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, intended for, or being the early years of childhood that precede the beginning of elementary school.
- noun A school for children who are not old enough to attend kindergarten; a nursery school.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or relating to early
childhood , especially to thoseyears before attendance atprimary school - noun A
nursery school - verb transitive To provide
nursery school education for. - verb intransitive To undergo
nursery school education.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
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Examples
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The closest American counterpart to the Bulgarian Yasli would probably be what we call preschool, though there are also elements of a nursery in there.
Detski Yasli Greg 2008
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The closest American counterpart to the Bulgarian Yasli would probably be what we call preschool, though there are also elements of a nursery in there.
Archive 2008-12-01 Greg 2008
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I recall some story the read to us in preschool about a hen who wanted to make bread and none of the other farm animals would help.
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When Scooter was in preschool, he almost always attracted some cute, blond-headed, older girl who would help him navigate social situations.
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I have my girl in preschool and I am so thankful for it.
Crisis/Catharsis 2009
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Put the kids in preschool as soon as humanly possible.
The Amazing Survivor Race Challenge: Parenting Edition | Her Bad Mother 2009
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This preschool is still standing 13-years later, abandoned but completely untouched, enabling the kids to conveniently re-discover their past.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2010
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My kids all went through this crush stage when they were in preschool/kindergarten.
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Disney Junior is already available in 28 other territories outside of the U.S. In launching the channel, Disney says it's broadening the focus from kids age 2-5 to kids 2-7 — a demo it calls "preschool plus."
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Her friend Natividad Sanchez, who has one child still in preschool and another who's already graduated, said "I would love to see the teacher's name and know how far my child has gone in school."
Beth Fertig: Do Teacher Ratings Matter to Parents? Beth Fertig 2010
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